rPath, RightScale, Rackspace, Cloud.com and Cloudscaling to Debate the “State of the Cloud”

August 10, 2010

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Webcast Panel to Explore Emerging Cloud Adoption Patterns in Enterprise IT

RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Last year, the cloud cognoscenti set out to clarify definitions. What is cloud? What isn’t cloud? What does it mean for the present and the future? This year, the focus is on adoption patterns and entry points — where enterprises are making use of cloud, finding value and gaining traction with their initiatives.

In an upcoming online panel discussion sponsored by rPath, an innovator in automating system deployment and maintenance, hear from some of the leading cloud thought leaders and practitioners on the paths and patterns surrounding enterprise cloud. The discussion will be moderated by Dana Gardner, principal analyst at Interarbor Solutions and ZDNet blogger.

What:		“State of the Cloud II: Enterprise Patterns Emerge” webcast

Who:		Randy Bias, chief executive officer, Cloudscaling
		Michael Crandell, founder and chief executive officer, RightScale
		John Engates, chief technology officer, Rackspace
		Sheng Liang, founder and chief executive officer, Cloud.com
		Erik Troan, founder and chief technology officer, rPath

When:		Thursday, August 19, 2010; 2:00 p.m. Eastern time (11:00 a.m. Pacific time)

How:		Register for this free, live webcast at http://bit.ly/cj8Yj7.

You may submit questions prior to the webcast and join the conversation during the event via Twitter using hashtag #SOTCII.

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About rPath

rPath automates system deployment and maintenance across physical, virtual and cloud environments. rPath’s innovative release automation platform is based on the industry’s only commercial version control repository for managing deployed software systems. The result is an easy-to-deploy and cost-effective automation solution for rapid, low-risk and low-overhead deployment and maintenance of complex software systems. rPath dramatically improves responsiveness to business lines, reduces compliance risks, and allows resource-constrained IT organizations to significantly reduce operating costs and “do more with less.” Headquartered in Raleigh, NC, rPath customers include many of the world’s largest enterprises and ISVs. Visit www.rpath.com.

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